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A new topic, sometimes two, will be sent to you weekly, usually on Sundays. This is done via a special announcement-only mailing list on Topica (a different list than the one where the finished lists appear). You will receive an invitation to join the distribution list but in order to complete the transaction you MUST reply to the confirmation messages you will receive from Topica.

The List Vet reserves the right to edit your submissions to maximize their humor impact. Co-credit will be given if multiple contribs submit the same idea or if two or more dissimilar submissions are fused together. If you do not care to have your work edited then perhaps this is not the best forum for you.

Send topic ideas with SUBMIT - TOPIC in the subject line to Top5Pets@topfive.com. When necessary, please include web links and/or explanatory notes. Multiple topic suggestions in a single e-mail are ok. No need for your code; just put your name in there somewhere so we know whom to credit.

What's a banner tag? That little blurb thingy that appears at the very tip-top of a published list. It is a one-liner not necessarily associated with the topic of the list that follows. It's just there to set the tone for what follows, i.e. hilarious humor of a funny nature. The pet-relateder the banner tag, the better. See the list of banner tags used so far.

Send banner tags with SUBMIT - TAG in the subject line to Top5Pets@topfive.com. Multiple banner tag suggestions in a single e-mail are ok. No need for your code; just put your name in there somewhere so we know whom to credit.